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Well....guess what. Yep. I got another Relient K album. And yep...'twas at Walmart again..... Only $9.00.....so I mean...why not? It is Relient K after all... lol Anyway, it's an awesome album, got a lot of some of their best songs on it....the next album I'd like to pick up though would be "Anatomy Of Tongue And Cheek". Here're some pics for anyone who cares (lol): "Mmhmm" The CD was made back when the band consisted of just four members which were, Matt Thiessen (obviously ) Matt Hoopes Brian Pittman Dave Douglas Though I like John and Jon with the band better than Brian.....I wish Dave was still drummer....Ethan's alright though. Anyway, the CD features a hidden track at the beginning. If you rewind on the first track to like negative 20 seconds I believe....it'll play the hidden track titled the same as the album, "Mmhmm". Which, if you look on the back of the case, is actually listed as track "0". A little hint their for the fans. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On other news concerning more recent Relient K stuff..... Their new album is due out this summer, their first album to be released with Mono vs. Stereo records. Actually it's also their first full album since their 2007 album, "Five Score and Seven Years Ago". You can also watch the Relient K webisodes covering their progress on their new album on some fansites, some of their pages, and their blogs. If you haven't ever listened to Relient K or are interested in hearing more of their stuff, you can always ask me....'cause I got all their songs they evereth made. On a more random side...you can look at random Relient K pics here in my Maj: Relient K Until next time, remember that Relient K is like the best band ever....and disco is in this year! -Jordboy1
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Well last night I was at Wal-mart with my mom, taking 80 hours to look at everything (my mom, not me ) when I decided to check out the music section for a slight chance that they might have a Relient K CD. Now most stores seperate Relient K into the Christian section, so I looked there first, but then I saw that Switchfoot was in with all the normal rock, so that's where I found Relient K's 2007 album, "Five Score and Seven Years Ago". Yes....I already have the songs from download... <.< >.> Buuuuut, I'm slowly buying all their albums to pay for the songs I have. After all, if you really wanna call yourself a "true" fan of a band, you'd support them instead of just downloading their music... So anyway, I guess I never posted that I got their newest double EP CD of "The Nashville Tennis ep"/"The Bird and the Bee Sides" for my last birthday....then again I didn't post anything I got lol Anyway, it's one of my favorite albums by them, if not my favorite, it includes a couple of my favorite songs, most note worthy being "Must Have Done Something Right". Also 'tis the last album that their ol' drummer Dave was on....but I did notice that in the song "Deathbed" within all the people that put music and stuff into that (which is a lot by the way) the new drummer Ethan Luck had actually played the moon drums in Deathbed before he was actually the drummer in the band. Would have been cool to pick up the special edition with the DVD...but what're the chances of finding that at Wal-mart? lol So anyway, now I have 2 of their physical CDs...and now that I've stopped downloading their music, I'll be sure to pick up their album coming out soon this year (which I can't wait for!!!!!! D:) when it comes out! Anyway, here're some pointless pics of the album if ya wanna see: Relient K CDness! Remember, Relient K is one of the few clean (you can make a good song without having to have bad language and all), normal (not hideous eyeshadow freaks with a million tatoos and 60 piercings) looking, good (awesome) sounding, family bands out there...and also, disco is in this year! Note: Their new drummer....Ethan...I suppose he's a bit pierced...but doesn't mean I like that lol -Jordboy1
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Quizeth me anything on Relient K songs, and see if I can answer all your questions! You can also ask me questions on the band itself...but I can't garrantee I'll know all of them. I'll post any questions and answers here when I answer a question. Go oneth...I dare you! -Jordboy1
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Biography With Five Score And Seven Years Ago - Relient K's fifth album in seven years and the follow up to 2004's mmhmm, the band's third consecutive Gold album - some are bound to ask, has the pop-punk band, ahem, matured a bit? Well, yes – sort of. While the new album isn't chockfull of their characteristic puns and concludes with an 11-minute, 115-track tour de force entitled "Deathbed," rest assured, Relient K has not lost its quirky sense of humor. The first track, the a cappella vignette "Plead the Fifth," for instance, is written from the viewpoint of an 19th century man with an outlandish conspiracy theory about Lincoln's death and it features lead vocalist/guitarist/pianist Matt Thiessen using his mouth to simulate each instrument of a drum kit. "Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care," which takes longer to say than to play, is a classic Relient K goofball aside. And while the epic "Deathbed," which includes Switchfoot's Jon Foreman on guest vocals, has a somber setting as its title implies, the masterfully woven tale of a man's life and death brims with witty observations and aural ironies. "I really love to not be serious all the time, even when I am being serious," says Thiessen, who likens the band's growth on Five Score And Seven Years Ago to Laffy Taffy. "It's the same flavor but we try to stretch it a little bit. It's still melodic, it's still rock 'n' roll, there are still a lot of dynamics. But at the same time, we're trying to write a bit differently, lyrically." Indeed, the album is a departure for Relient K. In addition to the two story-songs that bookend the album, there are some love songs - and they're happy ones. "I always write about what I'm going through and I can't avoid the fact that I'm just really happy and there are some good things going on," says Thiessen. The elation is palpable on "The Best Thing," which veers giddily between majestic piano flourishes and punked-out bliss delivered at breakneck speed. And the happy state of mind lights up the exuberant first single "Must Have Done Something Right" as well. "This song represents something that I've wanted to create for a long time," explains Thiessen. "It's not a political commentary or a tear jerking emotion-piece, it's just a feel good, fun song. Written at 3 a.m. with a smirk on my face, the song turned out to be something that you can tap your foot and smile to." Infatuation is viewed through a fisheye lens in "Faking My Own Suicide," wherein the narrator (with a wink and a nod to the classic 1970's comedy Harold and Maude) fantasizes about faking a suicide attempt to gain the attention - and affection - of his dream girl. But Five Score And Seven Years Ago is more than an intriguing mix of light and dark humor. Tracks like "Devastation And Reform," "Bite My Tongue" and "Up And Up" pick up where mmhmm's "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" left off. Classic literature from Aristotle on has made much of the tragic hero undone by his one fatal flaw – but Relient K has always been more interested in the everyman who messes up in a myriad of smaller ways. "We're all doomed to make mistakes and to try to recover," says Thiessen. "But I prefer to look at it from the positive, and refer to it as a grace kind of thing." Thus self-loathing is pushed aside in favor of redemption and the promise offered by each new day. Five Score And Seven Years Ago marks Relient K's first full-length album featuring bassist John Warne and Jon Schneck - although the two appeared on the band's Apathetic EP, released in late 2005. With original guitarist Matt Hoopes and drummer Dave Douglas completing the lineup, Relient K is now a quintet with each of the members contributing vocals. The backing harmonies, stunning throughout, amp up the infectious "Must Have Done Something Right" and serve as an ironic counterpoint in "Deathbed." But the biggest change was in the control booth. Relient K recorded most of the album in Los Angeles with producer Howard Benson (Less Than Jake, My Chemical Romance, the All-American Rejects). "I was honestly pretty nervous," confesses lead guitarist Matt Hoopes, "We'd never really worked with any other producer beside Mark Townsend - he did everything from our first demo, all the way up to the last album. But it was a good experience working with Howard." Benson quickly assuaged Hoopes' jitters, creating a supportive environment and bringing a fresh perspective to the band's music. When their tight recording schedule drew to a close, most of the band scattered to their respective homes for a quick break before the Nintendo Fusion tour. (Originally based in Canton, Ohio, the band now lives "all over the place," as Hoopes describes. He and Schneck live in Nashville, Warne lives in Denver and Thiessen and Douglas remain in Ohio.) After L.A., Hoopes put Thiessen up at his place and the two worked in a Nashville studio with producer Townsend, where they recorded most of "Plead the Fifth," "Deathbed" and "Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care." Five Score And Seven Years Ago is an ambitious follow-up to mmhmm, Relient K's first joint Gotee Records/Capitol release, which debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200 and at #1 on the internet chart in 2004. It has subsequently been certified Gold as have the band's previous two albums, 2003's Grammy-nominated Two Lefts Don't Make a Right... But Three Do and 2001's The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek. Propelled by the success of mmhmm and its two Top 20 singles ("Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"), the band has toured incessantly, hitting the road with bands like Good Charlotte, Simple Plan and MXPX and landing a main stage slot on the 2005 Vans Warped Tour, and logging a slew of television appearances, including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" as well as MTV's "TRL," "Hard Rock Live" and "Summer on the Strip from Las Vegas." Yet Relient K (yes, named for the Reliant K automobile, which Plymouth manufactured in the 1980's) relishes its relative anonymity. "We're still under the radar, nobody knows who we are," says Thiessen gleefully. Mmhmm, given the promise of Five Score And Seven Years Ago, that may change. P.S. This biography is outdated by a year. lol -Jordboy1
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I downloaded the Bird and the Bee Sides Relient K CD a few days ago, I had heard the songs "Scene and Herd" and "The Lining Is Silver" on their site before the CD came out, so I knew there were at least two awesome songs to look forward to. Of course, it being Relient K CD, I knew it'd be awesome, as there is no song by Relient K that I don't like, just some I like more than others. But as this CD was a B side rarities kinda collection, it is an awesome selection of songs and demos. The song "Scene and Herd" Matt mentions a new drummer but the same old thing, this obviously refering to their new drummer that they have, who replaced the drummer they had for 7 years. I think this drummer was a good choice though, he seems to have picked up along with them pretty quickly. I always like the acoustic versions of their songs a lot 'cause it's interesting to listen to the differant things they use to mimic the sound of their original version. But the acoustic version of "Up and Up" is one of my favorites of their acoustics, the best is what you hear just at the beginning, but as it goes on, there's a nice touch of differant sounds to replicate the original sounds of "Up and Up". There's also an acoustic version of "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been", which is also a nice one, nothing really worth noting on that one how ever. Also, one of my favorites of the new ones even though it's only around a minute long is "You'll Always Be My Best Friend". Another good one to note is "Curl Up and Die", it's a really good song in my opinion. An interesting song on here is the remake of their song "The Thief", which they didn't really change much except add an intro at the beginning and slow the speed of the song down a bit. The new title being "There Was No Thief". Not to mention this CD also has a total of 26 tracks, so to sum this up, I'd recommened this CD to long loyal Relient K fans, and this wouldn't be a bad choice for someone who's never heard them before and wants to check them out. Oh, and there's a little song thrown in here called "Beaming" which is kinda little joke, it mentions beam me up, Scotty. Being the price of a normal CD, this makes it well worth the price, so run down to your local record store and pick a copy up! That's about all, and remember, disco is in this year! -Jordboy1
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Um, well I haven't had an entry for a little while so I guess I'll post about Relient K and their tour that will be coming to Wisconsin close to us in August. 2 months! I don't think I'll be able to go though, but ah well. lol Anyway, they're new EP will be released July 1st, called, The Bird and the Bee Sides! It has 26 tracks, including a few demos, and looks to be pretty promising, I'll try and save up the money I don't have for this one. This'll actually be the first CD I buy from them...all of their other albums I *erm* downloaded.... Also, I'll be gone for about a week to Ohio, to visit my Dad's side of the family as we do every year, it'll be great, but I'll miss you guys...unless I can get on while helping my uncle with his first computer. > Well, I guess that's about it, I just thought is was about time I had another entry. Have a great day, and remember, disco is in this year! -Jordboy1
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Here's another music video from Relient K of the song, "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been". WhoIAm I believe the QuickTime problems were fixed with their last update, if you didn't get their last update you can get it here: QuickTimeDownload If you're still having problems with the update, then just try saving the video and watching it as soon as it downloads, because if you don't, due to the way they have the file, it will ask you for a password to watch it. Anyway, hope you enjoy! Remember, disco is in this year! -Jordboy1
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Watch the "Be My Escape" music video here: Be My Escape NOTE: Since Quick Time links have been messing up for multiple people since the last Quick Time update, you'll probabaly have to save it to watch it. Remember, disco is in this year! -Jordboy1
